About Jeff
Education
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
D.M.A Trombone Performance and Literature, anticipated 2022
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
M.M. Trombone Performance and Literature, 2014
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
B.M. Music Performance and Education, summa cum laude, 2012
Career
Trombonist Jeff Dunn is based in Rochester, NY, after serving as a Private Low Brass Instructor for the Tomball Independent School District, northwest of Houston, TX. In Tomball, Jeff taught a large studio of trombone, euphonium, and tuba students, and directed the Tomball High School Trombone Choir and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Jeff has presented guest masterclasses for Tarleton State University, Ithaca College, and the Lewisville, Fort Bend, Katy, and Waller school districts.
As a freelancer in Houston, Jeff performed with the Woodlands Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Sinfonietta, and the Texas Brass Ensemble. Previous engagements include performing at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC and a tour with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, where Jeff was featured as a soloist in a brass quartet concerto.
Jeff is also the Founder and President of the Texas Trombone Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education to trombonists in Texas. This program opened in 2017 (as the Tomball Trombone Institute) and features an intensive weeklong session for young developing trombonists, and features a Band Director's Workshop for educators seeking professional development.
An active presenter at conferences, Jeff will be presenting at the 2020 Virtual Trombone Workshop and the New York State Summer Music Conference online in August. Jeff was slated to present at the 2020 International Trombone Festival in Osaka, Japan, and has previously presented clinics at the 2019 International Trombone Festival in Muncie, IN, at the New York State School Music Association Conference, and the Texas Music Educators Association Convention. He is published by the International Trombone Association Journal, the Online Trombone Journal, and Eighth Note Publications.
Jeff is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music, and holds a Master of Music degree from the Eastman, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College. He has studied with Larry Zalkind, Mark Kellogg and Hal Reynolds.